Vairis, Pere et Fils: Sequin Art from Haiti

Father-and-son Haitian artists Georges and Valentin Valris return to Louisiana with a new collection of Haitian folk art using sequins called "Drapo Vodou"—to be exhibited this summer at Cité des Arts. Georges has long been friends with Lafayette, connecting with Festival International founder Tina Girouard through her atelier in Port-au-Prince in the '90s. He was one of a group of sequin artists who inspired her book Sequin Artists of Haiti, and his work is featured in the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. citedesarts.org.